Topic 2: Race and Gender Issues in Youth Violence?
Research indicates that young males, particularly those in minority communities are more likely to be both the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. What are the implications of these findings as you consider juvenile crime data, as well as treatment and prevention approaches?
In this assignment, you will complete a threat assessment and recommendation. Consider the following scenario. The judge in the courtroom has stated that he does not want any defendants restrained while in his court. During a routine court proceeding for arraignment, the following occurred. View the video Man Tries to Grab Gun in Lincoln County Courtroom, which is also included in your Required Unit Resources.
What are your recommendations to the judge going forward in better protecting himself, court officials, defendants, and the public at large? Using proper APA Style, write an overview that is a minimum of two pages of your findings, opportunities, and recommendation for improved controls of the courtroom.
What do you consider to be the most important issues faced by biological and psychological theorists in explaining criminal behaviors? Why? How could the theories gain more credibility in the scientific community?
Topic 2: Routine Activities Theory:
There are three routine activities that are likely to produce crime and enhance the chances of victimization. Name each of those three activities and discuss their implications
CJUS 400 how criminals plead the insanity defense to avoid the harshness of prison, how they cheat the system
Thesis: The policies under the federal insanity defense towards legitimate mentally ill individuals who genuinely need professional help not only liberates non- mentally ill criminals to avoid serving their full sentence in feral prison but also them disrespecting the system and what it stands for.
Be 6 pages (Please include reference page)
Use Times New Roman in 12 pt. font, be double spaced, and have 1 inch margins.
Use current APA formatting including page numbers with running heads in the upper right hand corner;
Utilize academic writing (i.e. neutral gender, no personal pronouns (I, we, our), no rhetorical questions, etc).
Cite any idea that is not your own (In a good research paper there should be many citations, and remember the in text citations must be in current APA format).
Use at a minimum of 10 scholarly sources including journals from the field (online or hardcopy) and books (the ILRC-Integrated Learning Resource Center– has numerous sources available). Bible verses, case law, and statutes will not count as part of the 10 sources.
Answer must observe all characteristics of academic writing.
